reading challenge details:

• Runs January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016. You can join at any time.
• The goal is to find a new love for audios or to outdo yourself by listening to more audios in 2016 than you did in 2015.
• Books must be in audio format (CD, MP3, etc.)
• ANY genres count.
• Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
• You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, Facebook, LibraryThing, etc.
• If you’re a blogger grab the button (on the sidebar) and do a quick post about the challenge to help spread the word. If you’re not a blogger you can help by posting on Facebook or Tweeting about the challenge.

levels:

• Newbie (I’ll give it a try) 1-5 
• Weekend Warrior (I’m getting the hang of this) 5-10
• Stenographer (can listen while multi-tasking) 10-15
• Socially Awkward (Don’t talk to me) 15-20
• Binge Listener (Why read when someone can do it for you) 20-30
• My Precious (I had my earbuds surgically implanted) 30-50
• Marathoner (Look Ma no hands) 50+

So, I’m joining up for another Audiobook Challenge 🙂 and aiming for My Precious (30-50) this year. Audiobooks are a good choice for the times reading isn’t an option and a great narrator really brings the story alive and gives it a whole new slant. 

January

1. Plus One ~ Elizabeth Fama
2. Playing With Fire ~ Tess Gerritsen

February

1. Written In Fire ~ Marcus Sakey
2. Before he Finds Her ~ Michael Kardos

March

1. Calamity ~ Brandon Sanderson
2. Midnight Picnic ~ Nick Antosca

April

1. Hotel Ruby ~ Suzanne Young
2. A Princess of Mars ~ Edgar Rice Burroughs
3. The House at the End of Hope Street ~ Menna van Praag

May

1. Delicious ~ Ruth Reichl
2. Dead Water  ~ Ann Cleeves
3. Burnt Offerings ~ Robert Marasco

June

1. Most Wanted ~ Lisa Scottoline
2. A Fine Imitation ~ Amber Brock
3. Into The Wild ~ Jon Krakauer
4. Beijing Red ~ Alex Ryan
5. Haunted Destiny ~ Heather Graham
6. Thin Air ~ Ann Cleeves

July

1. Mortal Fall ~ Christine Carbo
2. The Vatican Princess ~ C.W. Gortner
3. That Bright Land ~ Terry Roberts

August

1. The Perdition Score ~ Richard Kadrey
2. Morrighan (The Remnant Chronicles 0.5) ~ Mary E Pearson

September

1. The Axeman’s Jazz ~ Ray Celestin
2. The Girl in the Ice ~ Robert Bryndza

October

1. Dead Man’s Blues ~ Ray Celestin
2. In Twenty Years ~ Allison Winn Scotch

November

1. Outlaws of Time: The Legend of Sam Miracle ~ ND Wilson
2. Dark Matter ~ Blake Crouch

December

1. The Purloined Poodle ~ Kevin Hearne